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• Initial AUKUS review ‘rewritten to reflect Trump’s support’

  05-12-2025 09:46 via smh.com.au
  
  The Pentagon’s original position was more sceptical, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter, and the document had to be reworked.
  
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• It’s your own fault you are losing, Abbott tells world’s conservatives

  05-12-2025 05:44 via smh.com.au
  
  The former prime minister also met privately with US Vice President J.D. Vance during his trip to Washington.
  
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• Man allegedly swallows jewelled octopus. Police fish it out

  05-12-2025 05:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Police say they recovered the James Bond-inspired Faberge pendant after six days of closely watching the man accused of ingesting it.
  
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• In Hong Kong, tragedy fuels a national security crackdown

  05-12-2025 01:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The Wang Fuk Court towers were still smouldering when Hong Kong authorities shifted gear from crisis to crackdown.
  
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• Ukraine pins hope on new era of AI drones to transform the face of war

  05-12-2025 01:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Young companies are forming across Ukraine in a bid to defeat Russian forces with faster and more powerful drones.
  
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• ‘One of the most troubling things I’ve seen’: US lawmakers watch classified boat strike footage

  05-12-2025 01:03 via smh.com.au
  
  The suspected drug boat was hit four times, not two. Democrats say the survivors posed no threat, while Republicans argued otherwise – though they agreed Pete Hegseth did not issue a “kill everybody” order.
  
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